Cravat holder.



No. 853.591. Y PATENTES hIY 14; 19%?.

A V. NILSSOE GRAAT QLQER,

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VVAlililll) NlLSSUN, 0F SlUCKllUliol, SWEDEN, ASSIGNOR T() 'llll lili'tltl Ul? (l. t). RYDHOLM & GO., 0F STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.

CRAVAT-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mey 14, 1907.

Application filed December il, i995. Serial No. 291,271.

To rtf] whom, l mrtg confiera:

Bo it known `that I, finirono Nuenen, fore-nienI e subject ola the ,King o'l" Sweden, re siding et Stockholm, Sweden, ond Whose post-ollieo address is Lstmolrereefeten 29, Stoolihohn, Sweden, have invented it new end useiul {.revet-lloldor; :ind l do deeiere the 'following to he a. i'nll, clear. and exert description oi the inventiomsneh as will enable others skilled in the art to which it opperteine to ineke and use the saine, reference being` had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to iniproveniente in omvat heldere :ind niore pertionieriv to that @loss which are l'iXed to the omvat and Serve to hold the Senio in the desired position by gripping or engaging the eollor button. i

The invention consists in the provision ol n. holder oi this character comprising o. nntin body portion provided with e button gripping device and sp'litto permit oi' yielding notion in Lgripping the button, the Seid split bod-5fv portions being united end heid in gripping or locking,l relation with respect to each other by e resiiient nieinlier iixed to split portions.

The object oi the invention is to provide e neat and conipnct holder of the general eher enter set forth adopted to grip end to be engaged with various sized coller buttons and so constructed that its yielding eetion ie rela.- tively extensive so that its engagement and disengagement wi th sind troni the onlinr but ton lney l be easily ellen-ted Without ininry either to the holder or the button.

The invention will be inore fully described in connection with the accompanying dreiving;1 and will be more particularly pointed out and ascertained in and by the appended claims.

ln the drawing: Figure l is e reer view oi e erovet showing an improved hoider einiodying; the ine-in features oi niv invention secured thereto. Fig. in liar-o view or the holder on o. slightly enlarged seele. Fig. 3 is o. like view oi the reverse side to that shown in Fig. l. Fig. 4f is e section on line 4 ii ol Fig. 2. Fig. 5 ie e section online 5-5 of Fig.

As shown the invention consists of e holder 1 comprising e mein body portion oi a. generell;T circular formation provided with a lintton gripping` slot 4. Said slot is preiereoly open end extends from the central portion oi the holder outwardly through the outer edge thereof und ,is provided with e. relatively con- 5 5 tree-ted entrance 5 and n relatively enlarged bese portion o. The entrzniee portion is preferably rounded iii. 7 to tecilitete ongegenient oi the holder with thi` button. When the holder ie vin pince the contracted ventral 13o portion (j engages the neck or the button, tho heed thereof overl'innginy; the margins of said central portion.

ln order to provide a. compnet holder and enable the seine to lie closelyT upon the eravet o 5 and to prevent bulging the central. portion of the hoidor is depressed et 1S es shown in Fig. et to receive the head oi the button, there boing l'orined let portion l.) opcrtnred et l() to perlnit the holder to he sewod to the crave t. 7o (lbr'ionsbvv the holder ren be secured to the croirait in any desireiiie nmnner.

ln order to rovide Sullicient yielding erf tion of the ho der in gripping various Sized buttons and to therebyY enable the holder to be readily etteehed and detached the saine is split et 2 troni the control )ortion o oi the slot outwardly to forni substantially tivo gripping er holding sections 11 and l2 which sections ero united end held in gripping rela- 8o tion by suitable resilient ineens which in the preferred embodiment of the invention con- Siete of the following construction. The sections ll Aand 12 ore recessed et 13 and 14 to roeere thereeilient wire 3 which nitty be an- S 5 ehored in the holder in any enitnhle manner. The Wire 3 is preferably anchored in place b y ings l5 and 16 which es Shown are formed integrel with the split portions 1i and 12 and which are bent inwardly to engage the Wire 9o 3. If desired the wire 3 may be soldered. Seid Wire 3 extends ecroes the split portion 2 end substantially throughout the length of the peripheral portion of the holder.

The holder is, stitched to the crevet e by ineens of threod i) or other secnrinrgr ineens in e inanner to conse the depressed portion 18 to project inn-*mdljtv toward the button, and to cenere the open portion of the lnitton gripping slot to ieee upwardly. The orevet ioo is pulled downwardly so that the contracted portion 5 engages the nook of the button on the lower side thereof whereupfm the eravet is raised npwerdiy e; suilloient distance to canse the contract or entrance portion 5 to 105 spring over the neck of the button end conse the Seine to engage thc enlarged or bese portion 6 of the Slot.

lt will ho ohvionis` l'roni tho l'orogoing that i thv` holdor will sornrrly :tnrhor th(` uritviit in pli-iro :ind prvrnt thv` sanno from either slipping np on th(` (follar or lining displiufod laitrrnlly with rospnot thrroto l. A urztvnt holdnr roinprining :1` niftin hod)r portion providod with :L button gripping doviro und I plit into two parts to porinit ol'l `yiolding :Lotion in gripping tho lnltton, nnd :i rlsiliunt lnolnlirr :tssorintrd with snid split liod)r portion.

liod'x,Y portion providod with :in opon lnitton gripping slot, tho holdrr living split l'roin th(` lQlot outwardly und having :t portion ol' ithy prriphvry ol ulrcnlztrlornmtlon rrrossod with lwisport to tho hodyY portion oll 1h(l holdrry1 :1nd

:L rnsilinnt wiro tixod in sind rot-,oss :ind nnit- 2. A urzwztt holdor comprising :L 11min hody portion providvd with un. oprn button gripping slot having n rolutivoly contracted ontriinro and :tn onlaigod huso portion, th(` holder lining split vl'roni tho Slot outwardly into two parts, :nid :t spring connecting sind split portions.

A criwzit holder comprising :t main body portion providcd with 51,11 open button gripping Slot, the holder being split from the slot ontwltrdl)T into two parts, and n sprii'lg uniting said Split portions. f

l. A omvat holder Comprising a. mitin l i l ing tho` split portions ol' said holdor.

5. A ('ri'ivztt holdlr ronlprising :t innin liodyY portion providrd with :in opon lnltton gripping slot, Isaid portion living plit l'roin tho slot (nitwairdlyv aLnd having :t portion olI its poriphory olA (firr-,nlz'tr l'ornnttion rrursncd with rvspeut to tho holly portion ol' thv holdrrr` :tud a rsiliont wirn lixod in lsaid rnrosn und` uniting thv` s )lit portions` ol' lmid holder, tln` slottod portion ot' said holder lioing doprosnud to roroivo tho hvztd ol thv lintton.

ln tostiinomr whroof l ztllix 'my Signntnro in prvsoncu of twowitiiesos.

vlnirinn Ni'insoN. Ti tncssos:

CARI, FRIBERG, Fm'rz I l ALLING. 

